Contact: David Jellings

Direct Dial: 01275 884219

E-mail: david.jellings@n-somerset.gov.uk

Date: 22nd December 2005

Dear Sir or Madam

Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel

Thursday 5th January 2006, 3.00 p.m., New Council Chamber, Town Hall

A meeting of the Panel will take place as indicated above. The agenda is set out overleaf.

Yours faithfully

Solicitor to the Council

To: Members of the Panel

Councillors:

Muriel Kraft (Chairman), Ann Harley (Vice-Chairman), Bob Cook, Colin Golland, Tom Leimdorfer, Richard Skinner, Audrey Telling, Roz Willis

All other Members of the Council (for information)

Agenda

1 Apologies for Absence and Notification of Substitutes

2 Public Discussion (Standing Order SSO 9)

To receive and hear any person who wishes to address the Panel. The Chairman will select the order of the matters to be heard.

3 Declarations of Interest by Members

4 Minutes

4.1 Panel Meeting – 24th November 2005, (page 4)

5 Matters referred by Council, the Executive, other Committees and Panels (if any)

6 Matters for Consideration

A Policy Related Matters

Report of the Head of Performance, Improvement and Human Resources

6.1 Updated Work Plan (page 8)

6.2 Patient Care at the Bristol Royal Infirmary (page 14)

Representatives of the Patient and Public Involvement Forum have accepted an invitation to attend the meeting to speak to the above item.

Report of the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust

6.3 Modernising Mental Health Services in North Somerset (page 52)

David Colyer, Locality Manager, North Somerset and Dr. Susan O’Connor of the Trust will attend for this item.

Formal Consultation by Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority

6.4 The Future Shape of Your NHS – Delivering better services for local people – a new structure for NHS organisations (page 54)

A presentation will be given by Trevor Jones, Chief Executive of the Strategic Health Authority.

C Performance Related Matters

None

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Exempt Items

Should the Panel wish to consider a matter as an Exempt Item, the Panel will be invited to pass the following resolution –

“(1) That the press, public, and officers not required by the Members, the Chief Executive or the Director, to remain during the exempt session, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the ground that its consideration will involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972.”

Also, if appropriate, the following resolution should be passed –

“(2) That members of the Council who are not members of this Panel be invited to remain.”

Mobile Phones, Pagers And Similar Calling Devices

All persons attending this meeting are requested to turn off these devices in accordance with the Council’s statement concerning disturbance caused by such apparatus. The Chairman may approve an exception to this request in special circumstances.

Emergency Evacuation Procedure

ON HEARING THE ALARM – (a continuous two tone siren)

Leave the room by the nearest exit door. Ensure that windows are closed.

Last person out to close the door.

Do Not stop to collect personal belongings.

Do Not use the lifts.

Follow the green and white exit signs and make your way to the assembly point.

Do Not re-enter the building until authorised to do so by the Fire Authority.

Go To Assembly Point D – The Car Park Opposite Main Reception

Agenda Conference

The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Officers

The agenda conference will be held on Thursday, 5th January 2006 at 2.30 p.m. in the Kenn Room.

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